• Molecular genetics (Purves ch.11,12,13,14)
• Chemistry of nucleic acids
• Structure of DNA
• Structure of RNA
• Replication
• Transcription
• Translation (Purves ch.16)
• DNA sequencing and genomics
• Mutations and mutagenesis (Purves ch.17)
• Recombinant DNA technology
• Genetic engineering

• Amphibian embryology (Purves ch.20)
• Experimental embryology: organizer theory, control of development, etc.
• Comparative embryology (Purves ch.14,19)
• Gene control in development
• RNA and developmental programmes
• Cloning and other interventions
• Evolution and development (Purves ch.20)

• Neurons
• Neurotransmitters
• Brain and spinal cord (Purves ch. 44,45,46,47)
• Peripheral nerves
• Sense organs
• Biological rhythms
• Animal behavior (Purves ch.52,53)

• Cellular physiology and biochemistry (Purves ch.2,3)
• Molecular structure of carbohydrates, lipids, etc.
• Amino acids and proteins. Primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structure.
• Enzymes and their function
• Carbohydrate metabolism: glycolysis, etc. (Purves ch.7)
• Carbohydrate metabolism: Krebs cycle
• Lipid metabolism
• Structure of vitamins
• Amino acid metabolism
• Nucleic acid metabolism

• Membrane structure (Purves ch.5)
• Transport across membranes
• Traffic within cells
• Cellular contraction and movement
• Cellular signaling and second messengers (Purves ch.15,18)
• Endocrine function
• Immune functions

• (Some of this in Purves ch.17)
• Description of cancers
• The cell cycle and its control
• Normal and transformed tissues
• Transformation
• Cancer risks and their reduction
• Cancer therapy

• Viruses and viral diseases (Purves ch.13)
• Viral life cycles
• AIDS

NOTES:

• A series of labs will be added. Laboratory plans are always subject to change.